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September 19, 2011

Obama Administration Attacks Aviation -- Again

Proposes $100 Fee Per Flight For BizPlanes using Controlled Airspace

News/Analysis By J. R. Campbell, CEO/Editor-In-Chief Folks with greater insight into the mindset of the bizarre critters that inhabit our government will have more to say in the next few hours, but ANN is inspecting portions of the President's convoluted 'Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction' and we've gotten one hell of a shock. Those aviation-hating folks in OUR government are attacking us again.

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First Flight Test Program For PW1500G Engine Complete

Geared Turbofan Designed For The CSeries Aircraft

The first flight test program for the PW1524G engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft has been completed after logging 25 flights with 115 flight hours. "We are very pleased with this initial flight test program," Bob Saia, vice president, Next Generation Product Family, said announcing the milestone Thursday.

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9/11/11 Brought Over-The-Top Security Panic

F-16s Scrambled In Three Cases Involving 'Suspicious' Lavatory Use

The tenth anniversary of 9/11 prompted evaluation of the measures taken in the years since to protect the US from further attacks by terrorists. But the behavior of law enforcement agencies, spring-loaded by a TSA alert for the anniversary, also produced some new examples of abuses.

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First A350 XWB Wing Lower Cover Delivered To Airbus In Broughton

Component Was Produced At Airbus’ Center Of Excellence For Composite Materials In Spain

The first A350 XWB wing lower cover (WLC) has been transported from Airbus’ composites manufacturing site in Illescas, Spain, to Airbus’ wing assembly site in Broughton, United Kingdom, where it will be installed on to the wing of the first A350 XWB to fly, MSN001. The wing lower cover was recently produced at Airbus’ Center of Excellence for composite materials in Illescas, Spain.

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Boeing Delivers Lion Air's 50th Next-Generation 737-900ER

Airplane Features Special Livery To Mark The Milestone

Boeing and Indonesia's largest private airline Lion Air celebrated the delivery of the 50th Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) to the airline on Wednesday. "This is a major milestone for Lion Air and Boeing," said Lion Air President Director Rusdi Kirana. "We've operated the 737-900ER since 2007 and that airplane has allowed us to grow because of the low operating cost and comfort for our passengers."

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AD: Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321

AD NUMBER: 2011-19-04

MANUFACTURER: Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes

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ATA: Proposed FAA Rule Will Not Improve Safety, Will Eliminate Jobs

Industry Group Estimates As Many As 400,000 Jobs Could Be At Risk

The Air Transport Association of America said Thursday that a proposed FAA rule changing the number of hours that pilots are allowed to fly will not improve the industry's strong safety record, and could lead to as many as 400,000 lost jobs. The ATA said carriers support changes to this outdated rule that would improve safety. However, the current proposed rule ignores proven science and operational data.

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FAA Proposes $1.9 Million Civil Penalty Against Colgan Air

Airline Offers Immediate Response Concerning Training Of Flight Crews

The FAA has proposed a civil penalty of $1,892,000 against Colgan Air, of Manassas, VA, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines, for allegedly allowing flight attendants to work on 172 revenue passenger flights when they were not properly trained to use the planes’ cabin fire extinguisher system.

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